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Nutritious Delicious Sandwiches
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UW-Extension Update, by Jean Draeger, UW-Extension, Waukesha County
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Summer lunches or light suppers based on sandwiches can be a real summer winner.
We often get in a rut with the same old lunch meat and bread. Here are some
nutritious low calorie ideas:
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Low-Calorie Sandwich Ideas
- Low fat (or regular) cheese and a tomato slice on a whole wheat toasted muffin.
- Pita bread with chopped fresh vegetables with a low fat dressing. One suggestion
is shredded cabbage, sliced tomato, diced pepper (any color), thinly sliced cucumber
and shredded carrots.
- Add a low fat creamy dressing like ranch or peppercorn.
Low fat dressing such as creamy Italian, thousand island or ranch will dress up
tuna, chicken or turkey with more zing than mayonnaise. Your choice of bread
or rolls.
- Salsa combined with low fat mayonnaise, low fat cream cheese or low fat sour cream
makes a tasty spread for bread or a topping for meat.
- Low fat cottage cheese mixed with whole berry cranberry sauce or chopped fresh/canned
peaches, apricots, pineapple or apple sauce. Serve on cinnamon or oatmeal
bread. You can even eat it without the bread.
- A bagel topped with herb flavored cream cheese.
- Accent with salad greens, shredded carrots and sliced cucumber.
- Add alfalfa sprouts if you like.
- Lean cooked pork or chicken, chopped and mixed with celery, onions and plain low
fat yogurt.
- Serve with your choice of roll or bread, lettuce and tomato.
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Use these ideas to jump start some of your own creations!
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